An iron ore magnate wants to shut down the $20 billion a year coal sector and pin hopes on metal processing because it might be more environmentally friendly. Andrew Forrest wants the nation to stop...
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New data suggests Mainland China has been preparing to reduce its coal uptake for at least a year, fuelling speculation the communist country might ban coal imported from Australia. The latest...
Resources staff should not be blamed for rejecting a major drop in pay that comes with transitioning to work in the energy sector, an industry advocate has said. Federal opposition environment...
Even though mining is the safest it has ever been in history, it’s still a dangerous industry to be in.
Some of the deadliest mining incidents in history have been as the result of gas ignition.
One mine disaster in Australia could have been much worse and there were lessons learned that are applied today to prevent a re-occurrence. In 2006 a small earthquake created a disaster for miners at...
Every country with a mining industry has a disaster to speak of, and New Zealand is no different.
The mining industry has come a long way. While some of that is thanks to strict health and safety regulation, a lot of it can also be contributed to the use of remote-controlled equipment taking care...
5 Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In Australia Heading out into the workforce as a teenager just finished school, you probably didn’t have a great deal of knowledge about working, or about what...
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels and industry are projected to rise more than 2% (range 1.8% to 3.7%) in 2018, taking global fossil CO₂ emissions to a new record high of 37.1 billion...
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